Iowa State University
College of Human Sciences


Key Initiatives

Entrepreneurship

The College of Human Sciences prides itself on expanding human potential. And entrepreneurship is about expanding enterprises — endeavors that are challenging, complicated, and somewhat risky.

Achieving a great feat often requires an entrepreneurial approach. Celebrated entrepreneurial problem-solvers begin by assessing the current situation, identifying needs, and comparing the status quo to the desired results. Next, they identify challenges and opportunities. They understand that solving complex issues generally requires assuming some risk and orchestrating creative, multifaceted strategies.

Efforts to infuse entrepreneurial studies into curriculum and develop entrepreneurial spirit in students are highly valued in the College of Human Sciences. Whether developing a new program of study and growing its student enrollment or proposing a novel vein of research to advance humankind, entrepreneurship is at the center of our efforts to improve people’s lives.

Our young entrepreneurs — and the faculty that instills such spirit — reach across traditional academic borders to work with communities, businesses, schools, and individuals to improve lives and create a more resilient society.

Entrepreneurship. We embrace it, model it, and inspire it — so the citizens of tomorrow will become better problem-solvers.

More about our entrepreneurship efforts